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Tampa Airport (TPA) — Car Rental Rates, Tracked Daily

We check economy-class rates at Tampa International Airport every morning across major brands and value operators, for 7-day rentals on the key pickup dates. Total price — rental + taxes + fees. No predictions. Just the facts.

Rate Watch · TPA

How the rate has moved as pickup approaches.

Pick a travel window. The line shows the daily rate on each day we checked it — left is further out, right is closer to pickup. Green means it got cheaper since we started tracking, red means more expensive.

The read
How to read: The x-axis is days until pickup — left is further out, right is today. Each point is the median of per-brand median rates on that scrape day. Economy class · 7-day rentals · all-in price.
Every window at a glance

All tracked pickup dates at TPA.

Where each travel window stands today, and the path it took to get there.

Window Today 7-day change Trend Tracked range
Late SummerPickup Aug 1 · 53 observations
 $47/day ▴ +$8 Rate history shown in the chart above. $31 – $55
Labor DayPickup Aug 28 · 55 observations
 $40/day ▴ +$8 Rate history shown in the chart above. $31 – $49
Columbus DayPickup Oct 12 · 19 observations
 $39/day ▾ $-3 Rate history shown in the chart above. $39 – $42
ThanksgivingPickup Nov 25 · 46 observations
 $60/day $-1 Rate history shown in the chart above. $48 – $80
ChristmasPickup Dec 23 · 46 observations
 $76/day $0 Rate history shown in the chart above. $62 – $81
New Year'sPickup Dec 30 · 22 observations
 $71/day ▾ $-4 Rate history shown in the chart above. $71 – $75
Tracked range is the lowest and highest daily rate we've recorded for that window since tracking began — your benchmark for whether today's price is good.
Know the market

Renting a car at Tampa Airport — what the data says.

What's a good daily rate for a rental car at TPA?
Across the windows we track, all-in economy rates at TPA have ranged from roughly $31 to $81 per day depending on the pickup date and how far out you book. Major brands (Hertz, Enterprise, Avis and their sister brands) typically quote around $30/day more than value operators for the same dates — use the "Majors only" toggle above to see both markets.
Do these rates include taxes and fees?
Yes. Every number on this page is the total price — rental, taxes, and fees — divided by the number of rental days, exactly as quoted at booking. No teaser base rates that double at checkout.
What drives rental car prices at Tampa Airport?
Gulf Coast leisure demand — beaches, spring training, and winter visitors. Fleets are smaller than Orlando's, so rates respond faster when demand shifts in either direction.
When should I book a rental car for Tampa?
We don't predict. We show what rates actually did for each pickup date as it approached, so you can judge whether today's quote is high or low against its own history. For the mechanics of why rates move, read our field notes: when in the booking cycle rates tend to move and how rates move after you book.
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